The Biggest IPOs in History

The Biggest IPOS in History Initial public offerings-when companies first make their stocks available for sale to the public-can generate incredible wealth. Last month, in the midst of a faltering economy, the Agricultural Bank of China sold $19.2 billion dollars worth of stock on its first day available, making it the third largest IPO in history. On August 5, traders will be able to exercise options that would count towards the IPO, perhaps pushing the ABC to the top of this list. Until then, this is a list of the largest IPOS in history in U.S. dollars. 1986 1996 1998 1999 2006 2008 2010 SOURCE: Reuters A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt 12 !4 1999 5 2006 2008 2010 1998 VISA NTT Do Co Mo $21.9B $19.6B $19.2B $18.4B $17.4B Ente Nazionale per L'Energie Elettrica NTT Mobile Comm. Agricultural Bank of China Industrial and Commercial Visa Network Bank of China 17 8. 10 1986 1996 2006 2010 2006 ..T 第一 生命 $13.7B $13.0B $11.2B $11.1B $10.6B Dai-ichi Life Insurance Rosneft Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. Deutsche Telekom AG Bank of China